Almond Butter and Banana Puff Pastry

When I want an alternative to a sandwich, I make this almond butter and banana puff pastry recipe and it is sooooo good!

This almond butter and banana puff pastry is a great addition to your lunchtime rotation! It is so easy to make and super duper delicious!

You can quote me: super duper!

I love puff pastry sheets. They are fun to use and so versatile. You can make sweet or savory delicacies or sweet and savory delicacies. The possibilities are endless! And I intend to discover them all! I am going to have FUN!

On to the recipe:

The Making of Greatness

I start with one sheet of frozen puff pastry. Before I can use it, I have to let it thaw, which usually takes about 40 minutes. I let it sit on the counter for the first 20 minutes. Then I line a jelly roll pan with parchment paper, unfold the pastry and lay the unfolded sheet to thaw on the parchment for the remaining 20 minutes.

I preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

I cut the pastry sheet in half.

I could roll it out with a rolling pin but I’m lazy and the finished product doesn’t show the creases. Mostly!

I gather the almond butter (crunchy, don’t you know), and a banana.

Okay, you will notice the Nutella on the pastry sheet in the foreground. I love Nutella so I put some on mine.

I take my Nutella and spread it over half of the first pastry sheet. I then take the almond butter and spread it over the other half of that same sheet. On the second pastry sheet (Christopher’s) I spread almond butter on the whole thing. See the photo above.

I then take a banana, cut some rounds and place them on one half of both of the pastry sheets.

I take the half without the banana rounds and fold it over the banana half. Then I pinch the edges together. I repeat with the other pastry.

I pick up each of the folded puff pastries and jab them with my fork on both sides.

I then pop these two pillows of happiness into the oven. I bake them for 15 minutes or until they are golden brown.

Done!

Yahoo. Look at them! They are so luscious. They get all puffy when you first take them out of the oven. But, alas, they deflate as they cool.

I cut each square in half and now it’s time to indulge and Christopher and I can eat them for lunch!

The pastry below is the one with almond butter and banana.

Here is one of the halves by itself.

And my favorite: the almond butter Nutella pastry!

Mmmmmm!

So delish!

I hope you enjoyed this recipe and you make it soon. You will not be disappointed.

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